ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how Anguilla succeeded and is now, in a manner of speaking, an 'independent colony'. But a new and faster constitutional Gordian knot was tied when St Kitts and Nevis entered into a novel type of federation in September 1983 becoming at that time the last of the six Associated States in the Commonwealth Caribbean to attain independence. The incoming People's Action Movement (PAM) Government was established by a coalition with the Nevis Reformation Party (NRP). The members of this party had for a considerable period, been advocating the secession of Nevis from St Kitts. The interest of Anguilla, its resources and capabilities of development are not understood by the legislative body of St Christopher who are either strangers to us, ignorant of the community, careless of their wants, and therefore unequal to discharge the important duties of legislation for us.
